SCENE IN THE COMMONS

Evening Star, Issue 20252, 13 August 1929, Page 9

SCENE IN THE COMMONS

LADY ASTOR ATTACKED LONDON, July 21. Mr .lack Jones (Labour) and Lady Aster (Conservative) participated in a scene in the House of Commons to night, arising from a whispered conversation by Lady Astor to two adjacent members while Mr Jones was speaking. Suddenly, looking directly at Lady Astor, Mr Jones exclaimed; “1 am not drunk’. When yon use -that won! you ara a dirty liar.” Lady Astor: I. didn't say itThe Deputy-speaker checked Mr Jones, but Lady Astor repeated hex denial, which the Labour member contradicted. The Deputy-speaker said that lie would be glad if Lady Astor would keep quiet. She had interrupted again and again.

Mi- Jo nes declared that he would not stand it much longer. She always talked under her breath about drunkenness when lie was speaking. ” I tel! her to her tooth that .1 am a. better man drunk than she is sober.”

After' further exchanges Mr K«dward. a former clergyman, protested. Mr Jones resumed his address after remarking: “In order to meet the opinion of my right reverend friend I withdraw the remark ‘dirty liar,’ although it is quite Biblical.”